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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 902 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2010, and 1,111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2009 (893), and casualties rose from 1,105.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 43,405 collisions in Brighton and Hove.

Collisions in 2010
902
Up 1% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,111
Up 1% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious12314%
  • Slight77286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious12812%
  • Slight97588%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 902, up 1% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025579662
2024543625
2023591680
2022636740
2021620716
2020553642
2019681805
2018683805
2017686808
2016779944
2015780986
2014793987
2013738908
2012790979
20118931,106
20109021,111
20098931,105
20089401,207
20071,0491,293
20069911,212
20051,0431,290
20041,0751,336
20031,0711,333
20021,0591,316
20011,1441,447
20001,1161,413
19991,1201,372
19981,0551,296
19971,0371,249
19961,1381,415
19951,0561,315
19941,0801,333
19939551,158
19929791,170
19919071,135
19901,0411,256
19891,0991,356
19881,0401,276
19871,0001,202
19861,0831,340
19851,0551,333
19841,1551,390
19831,0651,224
19821,0331,251
19819761,166
19809101,079
19799931,258

When and where crashes happen in Brighton and Hove in 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday122 (14%)
  • Wednesday116 (13%)
  • Thursday155 (17%)
  • Friday174 (19%)
  • Saturday119 (13%)
  • Sunday93 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (6.2%)
  • February58 (6.4%)
  • March81 (9%)
  • April88 (9.8%)
  • May64 (7.1%)
  • June89 (9.9%)
  • July82 (9.1%)
  • August68 (7.5%)
  • September82 (9.1%)
  • October94 (10%)
  • November82 (9.1%)
  • December58 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight680 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds759 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (2%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry700 (78%)
  • Wet or damp173 (19%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2%)
  • Snow11 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph760 (84%)
  • 40 mph52 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph39 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway656 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant450 (41%)
  • Pedestrian191 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant177 (16%)
  • Cyclist157 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20139 (13%)
  • 21 to 25137 (12%)
  • 26 to 35206 (19%)
  • 36 to 45199 (18%)
  • 46 to 55135 (12%)
  • 56 to 6586 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.5%)
  • Over 7554 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider585 (53%)
  • Passenger335 (30%)
  • Pedestrian191 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car899 (58%)
  • Bus or coach190 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (11%)
  • Motorcycle101 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car77 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Brighton and Hove ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 28th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2010

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2010, with 192 collisions, 28 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2010

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2010: 108, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23108150115
2ndB2066101115017
3rdA27093125120
4thA25990116116
5thA27414712
6thA2010202302
7thB2123131501
8thB2120101802
9thA202391205
10thA203891000
11thA29391401
12thB218591001
13thB212261101
14thB21946600
15thB21373301
16thB21192200
17thB21212200
18thA5291100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2010

Brighton and Hove had 801 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2010

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2010: 354.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2010, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years